Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS THURSDAY, THE 30TH DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 9TH CHAITHRA, 1945 CRL.L.P. NO. 185 OF 2023 CRIME NO.209/2017 OF WANDOOR POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN S.C.NO. 76/2019 OF SPECIAL COURT (ATROCITIES AGAINST SC/ST), MANJERI PETITIONER/VICTIMS: 1 B NARAYANAN AGED 85 YEARS S/O APPU, 2 ANIL KUMAR AGED 44 YEARS S/O B NARAYANAN, 3 RAMESH AGED 47 YEARS S/O NARAYANAN, BY ADVS. M.A.ABDUL HAKHIM JOSEPH GEORGE M.A.AZEEZ MUSHTAQUE RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & ACCUSED: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE WANDOOR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 679328 THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.,
2 PRATHEESH AGED 42 YEARS S/O VELAYUDHAN, 3 DINESH, S/O.KONGA, 4 SREEJITH, AGED 36 YEARS S/O.SREEDHARAN, MARAKULATH I HOUSE, POOKKULAM, WANDOOR, 5 PARANGODAN AGED 72 YEARS S/O.CHATHU, 6 PRAVEEN S/O.VELAYUDHAN, KUMMALI HOUSE, MARAKKALAM KUNNU, 7 JANARDHANAN, AGED 53 YEARS S/O.AYYAPPAN, ANGADITHALAKKAL HOUSE, 8 VISHNU, AGED 27 YEARS S/O.NARAYANAN, KUMMALI HOUSE, POOKULAM, 9 SREEDHARAN AGED 62 YEARS , S/O.UNNIPPATHAN, MARAKKULATH HOUSE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT PIN-679328., PIN - 679328 BY ADV NOUSHAD.K.A PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL LEAVE PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30.03.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J.
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ORDER
This is an application seeking leave to prefer an appeal against the order of acquittal in S.C. No.76/2019 on the files of the Special Court for SC/ST (POA) Act, Manjerry.
2. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as
the learned Public Prosecutor, I am satisfied that sufficient reasons have been made out for filing an appeal. Accordingly, leave is granted to prefer an appeal against the aforementioned judgment. Sd/- BECHU KURIAN THOMAS JUDGE Jka/30.03.23